Delete Backs up to erase one character. Backspace Mapped as a backspace key, displaying ^H. Ctrl-u Erases the command line. Ctrl-w Erases the last word on the command line. Ctrl-s Stops flow of output ...

Need a jump start on Unix networking? Whether you're working on your home network or setting up systems at work, here are some basic Unix commands and insights that might prove helpful. Once upon a ...

To get started as a Linux (or Unix) user, you need to have a good perspective on how Linux works and a handle on some of the most basic commands. This first post in a “getting started” series examines ...

ITworld.com – Often referred to as a “chroot jail” or a “padded cell” because users cannot escape from the directories into which they are put when they log in, the basic concept of a “chroot” (change ...

Unix was developed as a command line interface in the early 1970s with a very rich command vocabulary. DOS followed more than a decade later for the IBM PC, and DOS commands migrated to Windows.

Unix is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs. Unix operating systems are widely used in both servers and workstations. The ...